Application of Traditional Chinese Medicines in Postoperative Abdominal Adhesion

الملخص EN

Adhesion is a frequent complication after abdominal surgery.

Although various methods have been applied to prevent and treat postoperative abdominal adhesion (PAA), few modern drugs designed for clinical applications have reached the expected preventive or therapeutic effect so far.

There is an imperative to develop some new strategies for the treatment of PAA.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been widely practiced for thousands of years and played an indispensable role in the prevention and treatment of diseases.

Modern medicine researchers have accepted the therapeutic effects of many active components derived from Chinese medicinal herbs.

The review stresses the most commonly used TCM treatment, including Chinese medicinal herbals and monomers, TCM formulas, and acupuncture treatment.